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This morning at the PAX East Microsoft breakfast, Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb revealed the 16GB Xbox 360-branded Flash drive from SanDisk. Available in May, the not-yet-priced device comes pre-installed with the April 6 Dashboard update for those who shun the connectivity of Xbox Live.

In a conversation with Joystiq, Hryb informed us that all data will be transferable to the USB device, except for installed games -- users will need to re-install those directly to the USB device once more. He assured us, however, that, "If you've got a 16GB and you only want to use 8, you can use the UI and throttle it back." Further, he reiterated to Joystiq that while this branded device is certainly one option, other Flash drives (including those larger than 16GB) will work in the same capacity.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dashboard-updatedashboard-update-spring-2010larry-hrybmajor-nelsonmicrosoftpaxpax-eastpax-east-2010sandiskusbXbox-360Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/01/rumor-psp-go-to-use-memory-stick-hg-micro-or-something-like-it/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/01/rumor-psp-go-to-use-memory-stick-hg-micro-or-something-like-it/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/01/rumor-psp-go-to-use-memory-stick-hg-micro-or-something-like-it/#commentsPC World's Game On is reporting that its "sources" have "hinted" at the storage medium for the rumored PSP Go! Refuting the claim that the device will ship with on-board Flash Storage, the blog suggests that it will make use of the Memory Stick HG-Micro format announced at CES, although it's not clear from the wording if that "expanded" version of the current Memory Stick Micro (pictured) is the exact format or just an example.

"Think something like the Memory Stick HG-Micro," Game On's Matt Peckham said, "with a 60MB/s transfer rate, approximately 40MB/s faster than original Memory Stick Duo." Tiny memory cards would be great -- if this news turns out to be real. It contradicts what we'd already heard about the system, and we don't know who's got the facts straight. For that matter, we don't really know if there are any facts involved. We're talking rumors about rumors.

We don't want to ruin the surprise, but we didn't end up winning SanDisk's Rock Band 2 Battle of the Bloggers. But Team Joystiq, comprised of Joystiqers Kevin Kelly and Justin McElroy, former Joystiqer Kyle Orland and GameDaily's Robin Yang. Our band was named, of course, AOL/Time Warner Inc. Presents Robin and the Stiqers.

Yes, we came in second, but it's actually good news for you, as we'll be giving away our consolation prize full of SanDisk goodies. We're not saying that the applause meter used to hand our victory to PC Magazine was rigged, but at least half of our band have opened for The Who. Make of that what you will as you watch the video right after the break.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ces-2009PS3rock-band-2SanDiskWiiXbox-360Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/07/ces-2009-sandisk-brings-the-power-of-the-rock-band-2-logo-to-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/07/ces-2009-sandisk-brings-the-power-of-the-rock-band-2-logo-to-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/07/ces-2009-sandisk-brings-the-power-of-the-rock-band-2-logo-to-a/#commentsSanDisk's new 2GB Rock Band 2 SD card is sure to nab some confused gamers and parents when it comes out this spring. It's got the Rock Band 2 logo on it, you see, and that means it works with Rock Band 2. Also, it's white, so you can tell it's a Wii accessory! And it's only about twice as much as you could pay for a 2GB SD card from reputable brands like ... SanDisk!

Compared to some other Wii accessories, this one's not so bad. It actually is a working SD card that is just as usable as any other for Rock Band 2, copying VC and WiiWare games, and saving photos and stuff. It's just that you lose a lot of money when you buy an SD card from the video game aisle -- like, for example, SanDisk's Gaming SD card --instead of the camera accessories aisle.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cesces-2009consumer-electronics-showharmonixrock-band-2sandisksd-cardWed, 07 Jan 2009 11:50:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/25/deal-of-the-day-4gb-card-for-only-70/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/25/deal-of-the-day-4gb-card-for-only-70/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/25/deal-of-the-day-4gb-card-for-only-70/#commentsI personally use a 4GB Memory Stick, and I find it's ridiculously huge. It's much more storage than I could possibly ever need ... and that's a good feeling. Sure, there's an 8GB stick coming down the line, but you certainly won't get such a sweet deal for quite some time. FRYS.com has a 4GB SanDisk card for only $70, after mail-in rebate. Yes, the website lists the card as $120, but once you add it to your cart, you will see the price magically change.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4gbdeal of the dayDealOfTheDayfrysmemory stickMemorySticksandiskThu, 25 Jan 2007 19:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/11/memory-stick-pro-hg-to-provide-users-up-to-32gb-of-space/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/11/memory-stick-pro-hg-to-provide-users-up-to-32gb-of-space/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/11/memory-stick-pro-hg-to-provide-users-up-to-32gb-of-space/#commentsSony and SanDisk just revealed a new extension of Sony's popular proprietary flash media. The PRO-HG series is "theoretically capable" of sizes up to 32GB, with write speeds of up to 60MB/sec. PSP owners can celebrate that HG line is backwards compatible with the regular PRO series of cards, meaning you'll be able to buy an HG card and use it in your PSP. You won't get the same speed advantage, but you will be able to use the card's ridiculous amount of storage.

Even thinking up ways to fill a 32GB card is mind-boggling for me. Hopefully, we'll see more when CES comes around next month.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hgmemory stickMemoryStickpro-hgsandisksonyMon, 11 Dec 2006 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/deal-of-the-day-free-256mb-memory-stick-pro-duo-at-circuit-city/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/deal-of-the-day-free-256mb-memory-stick-pro-duo-at-circuit-city/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/deal-of-the-day-free-256mb-memory-stick-pro-duo-at-circuit-city/#commentsWhile a 256MB Memory Stick may not hold a lot of data, especially if you're trying to play full-resolution movies on your PSP, it's hard to argue about something's worth when it's free. And right now Circuit City is offering a 256MB SanDisk Memory Stick Pro Duo for $30 with a $30 mail-in rebate.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cheapcircuit cityCircuitCitydeal of the dayDealOfTheDaymemory stickMemoryStickpro duoProDuosandiskFri, 10 Nov 2006 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/10/deal-of-the-day-1gb-memory-stick-for-10-at-buy-com/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/10/deal-of-the-day-1gb-memory-stick-for-10-at-buy-com/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/10/deal-of-the-day-1gb-memory-stick-for-10-at-buy-com/#commentsOkay, this deal may take a little bit more work than previous Deals of the Day. However, I'm sure you've heard the old adage - good things come to those who work ... err or is to those who wait? Bah, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, here's a step-by-step process to get your hands on a SanDisk 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo for only $10 at Buy.com.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>buy.comcheap gamescheap psp dealscheapassgamerCheapGamesCheapPspDealsdeal of the dayDealOfTheDaymemory stickMemorySticksandiskTue, 10 Oct 2006 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/02/deal-of-the-day-4gb-memory-stick-pro-duo-90/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/02/deal-of-the-day-4gb-memory-stick-pro-duo-90/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/02/deal-of-the-day-4gb-memory-stick-pro-duo-90/#commentsDo you remember all those incredibly great Memory Stick deals a while back? Well, it looks like a new round may be upon us as Outpost is offering a 4GB SanDisk Memory Stick Pro Duo for a measly $90 after rebate. And to make the deal even better, there's even an offer for free shipping. Can't beat that.

It's amazing how quickly the Memory Sticks are dropping in price since it was only January when the 4GB and 8GB sticks were unveiled. With this rate, the 32MB sticks Sony bundled with the PSP will be virtually worthless, if they aren't already.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cheapcheap ass gamercheapassgamerdeal of the dayDealOfTheDaydealsmemory sticksMemorySticksoutpostpro duoProDuosandiskMon, 02 Oct 2006 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/30/1gb-pro-duo-on-the-cheap/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/30/1gb-pro-duo-on-the-cheap/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/30/1gb-pro-duo-on-the-cheap/#commentsIf you swing on over to online retailer Buy.com, you can acquire a 1GB Pro Duo for your PSP for the very reasonable sum of $24.95 U.S. after a mail-in rebate. Offer is only valid until the 4th of June, so if you've been holding off on shelling out some dough for a larger memory stick, now seems about as good a time as any to upgrade.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>duomemoryplaystationportablepropspsandisksonystickTue, 30 May 2006 09:10:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/02/sandisk-crashes-sonys-memory-stick-party/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/02/sandisk-crashes-sonys-memory-stick-party/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/02/sandisk-crashes-sonys-memory-stick-party/#commentsIn a move
that can only be referred to as a not-so-small act of "screwing Sony's pooch", Sandisk announced that they
too will be releasing their own 4GB Memory Stick Duo Pro. The proclaimation was made a day after Sony officially
announced their launch of a similar product. Naturally, Sandisk--now proudly bearing the crafty underdog image they've
come to relish in the flash memory arena--mentioned that they will be selling their 4GB Duo Pros in March for $239.99;
two months earlier and ten dollars cheaper than Sony's.

This news doesn't help Sony's case as it is,
especially when you consider GameSpot's compelling head-to-head comparison of Sandisk and Sony. (Here's
a hint: Sandisk won.)

But $250 is still $250, no matter how you look at it. This still won't mean squat to
the thousands out there whose only option of earning cash is through saving allowance and birthday money, but for the
rest of the populace who either have A.) parents who spoil them rotten, B.) full-time jobs, or C.) the inherent ability
to survive for months on nothing but Ramen, this meager but significant means to save a whole tenner is a pretty darned
convincing argument.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flash memoryMemory StickMemory Stick Duo ProSandiskSonyThu, 02 Mar 2006 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/24/2gb-memory-stick-tested-we-love-it/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/24/2gb-memory-stick-tested-we-love-it/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/24/2gb-memory-stick-tested-we-love-it/#commentsIt's stories like this that
really show that we here at PSP Fanboy will just about cover anything related to the PSP. PSP Hacks did a quickie
read-and-write test on a Sandisk 2GB Memory Stick Pro and report that while its read speed was relatively the same as
on the 1GB, the write speed is about a meg slower per second. But do we care? Heck yeah!

[UPDATE:] On rare
occasion, we here at PSP Fanboy get so excited about news that we sometimes overlook important bits of info. Okay,
hopefully that sounded convincing, but we're going to make up for it anyway. You may not be able to use the Sandisk 2GB
Memory Stick Pro in your PSP (which only uses Memory Stick Pro Duos), but with a little bit of
ingenuity and this guide you can still make use of whatever
old and decrepit Memory Sticks you may still have lying around.